ZIL culture center Moscow 2013-08-04 215_ShiftN

Moscow (English: /ˈmɒsk/ , US chiefly English: /ˈmɒsk/ ; Russian: Москва) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million residents within the city limits, over 17 million residents in the urban area, and over 21.5 million residents in the metropolitan area. The city covers an area of , while the urban area covers , and the metropolitan area covers over . Moscow is among the world's largest cities; bein…